We had just enjoyed a great summer weekend out at Dave and Heathers place on Coon Lake. We miss the daytime temperatures in the low 80s and the evenings and right around 60 with cool, comfortable overnights. Since we headed to the lake Friday afternoon, we decided to go home after breakfast on Sunday. There…
So it was T-Minus 26 hours and we were to get on our way to Italy! We hope to take some great pictures and share some amazing wines with you! Last Saturday we had to do some errands in preparation for our vacation. We spent quite a few hours at the local Maple Grove shopping…
I am happy it is Friday. It was seven days till we were off to Italy! I had noticed during lunch Mitch posted something about preparing for the Italy Cruise and he hads grapes to pick and wine to bottle. Once I had read the post I immediately commented back “Looking forward to drinking a…
Ok it wasn’t quite Friday when I wrote this. (it was Wednesday). It had been a couple rough weeks and I wanted a glass of wine to simply decompress. We were to leave for our Italy trip in just nine days and I kept reminding everyone at work… Recently, Chris had roasted some fresh red…
I am sick of the heat!!! Since the first day of July through the beginning of August it’s been hot outdoors. It’s really hard to enjoy our deck that faces the south west. Our large trees are far enough from the house that we do not reap the benefit of shade until the latter part…
Chris and I had a really nice day… We woke up to no alarm clock! We had decided to go to church with our friends Dave and Heather, who are members of a non denomination church. We really enjoy the community and pastor Skip. Following, we enjoyed brunch with them in Anoka and then ran…
There are a couple of American Viticultural Areas (AVA) that I feel produce some excellent Cabernet Sauvignons. A few that comes to mind are Stags Leap, Howell Mountain, Diamond Mountain and Oakville. I am not saying the other AVA’s do not produce great Cabernet Sauvignons, I’m just saying the ones above are some of…
Its been over a month since we have had some great weather. This past weekend the humidity dropped and the temperatures were in the low eighties. Finally we could work on the yard. Chris spend most of Sunday weeding her gardens. I was able to mow the yard and spray some seed killer on parts…
Chris and I decided to stay with Dave and Heather out at their camper for the weekend. The weather was supposed to be perfect and we wanted to get away from the house. With our upcoming travels we would not be getting back out to the lake until Labor Day weekend. Dave and I talked…
We discovered Elizabeth Spencer last Thanksgiving weekend. Our friend Chantal had left another high-end winery and began working at Elizabeth Spencer some time ago. If you were wondering where this tasting room is located, it’s right across the street from Rutherford Grill. It is a small brick building with additional tasting space on the patio…
I wanted to ride along and assist Chris while she met a couple of builder client option selection appointments today. Her sales guy who calls on this national builder was not able to cover them this Saturday. We got up pretty early to head down to Lakeville for the scheduled appointments. Between the two appointments…
Chris and I discovered Crocker & Star winery during a trip to Napa in 2010. We were staying at the Harvest Inn just south of St Helena. If my memory serves me there was a flyer in the lobby talking about a Cabernet release party. When I looked at the address Crocker & Starr was…
